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Andκαὶthe wholeπᾶνmultitudeτὸ πλῆθοςof the peopleτοῦ λαοῦwasἦνprayingπροσευχόμενονoutsideἔξωat the hourτῇ ὥρᾳof incense.τοῦ θυμιάματος
Luke 1:10
Study it in the app“And the whole multitude of the people was praying outside at the hour of incense.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:10, word by word
- multitudeπλῆθοςplēthos
crowd
Many persons gathered.
Where else “plēthos” appears- of the peopleλαοῦlaou
crowd
The crowd gathered to listen.
Where else “laou” appears- wasἦνēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appears- prayingπροσευχόμενονproseuchomenon
pray
Pray: speak with God.
Where else “proseuchomenon” appears- outsideἔξωexō
outside
Points to the space on the other side of a door, a wall or a group.
Where else “exō” appears- at the hourὥρᾳhōrai
hour
One of the twelve parts of the day, counted from morning.
Where else “hōrai” appears- of incenseθυμιάματοςthymiamatos
incense
Incense, fragrant spices burned in worship.
Where else “thymiamatos” appears
The context
9according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to burn incense after entering into the sanctuary of the Lord.
10 · This verse (above)
11And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing at the right of the altar of incense.
To study Luke 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does the angel Gabriel tell Mary about the son she will have, and how does she answer at the end? (vv. 30-38)
2. What it means
Why do you think Zechariah was left unable to speak while Mary was not, when both asked the angel a question? (vv. 18-20, 34-38)
3. How I live it
Which promise of God is hard for you to believe today, and what small step could you take in trust, like Mary?